Food and drinkpot (for cooking) noun
- mâw falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
Classifier: ใบbai · counting word for hats, bags, cards and leaves
How to use it
Every Thai kitchen has a rice cooker, หม้อหุงข้าวmâw hǔng kâao, a "pot for cooking rice". Clay pots are หม้อดินmâw din, and tom yum sometimes arrives in a หม้อไฟmâw fai, a "fire pot" with glowing charcoal in a chimney in the middle.
Mind the tone: หม้อmâw, falling, is a pot; หมอmǎw, rising, is a doctor.
Don't mix it up
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หมอmǎw
doctor
Rising tone: a doctor.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- mo
- mor
- moh
More food and drink in Thai
All food and drink- ข้าวเหนียว kâao-nǐaw Sticky rice
- ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง kâao-nǐaw má-mûang Mango sticky rice
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